Aave Labs integrated CoWSwap into app.aave.com, replacing Paraswap, drawing objections from Aave DAO delegates over front-end fee routing. Delegates EzR3aL and Marc Zeller say the change diverts 15–25 basis points and could reduce DAO revenue by about $10m per year, raising governance and transparency concerns.

On December 15, 2025, CoinGecko reported Solana topped blockchain mindshare in 2025 with 26.79%, ahead of Base at 13.94% and Ethereum at 13.43%. Solana’s share fell 12.0 percentage points from 2024, while Sui and BNB Chain more than doubled, reaching 11.77% and 9.05% to enter the top five.

XRP is trading under pressure near $1.89 even as Ripple advances licensing, banking and product initiatives across several regions. In December, the company completed major acquisitions, secured a conditional U.S. bank charter for its RLUSD stablecoin, and gained regulatory approvals in Singapore and Abu Dhabi. A senior executive has teased a "big week ahead" as CME prepares XRP futures for December 15 and the fifth U.S. XRP ETF comes to market.

Solana has retreated after late-summer gains, and X analysts reviewing price action from March 2024 warn a classical head‑and‑shoulders could extend losses toward $66.20 from about $132. Another trader sees a brief move to $134 before a drop. Others counter with targets at $152–$160, while SOL’s RSI sits near 69.

On December 8, 2025, Cardano’s Midnight sidechain went live, and its NIGHT token has climbed 507% since December 9 while securing listings on major exchanges. Over the same period, ADA slid 3.5% to $0.3788, with one analyst eyeing a potential return to the $0.72 area by year-end 2025 despite Cardano’s TVL falling to $230 million from nearly $1 billion a year earlier.

On 15 December 2025, XRP's price remained confined to a narrow range while institutional interest was described as building away from public order books. The piece argues that ETFs could make this demand visible and influence price discovery. Until transparency rises, supply on exchanges and fragmented payments narratives may keep the chart subdued.

Invesco and Galaxy Asset Management launched the Invesco Galaxy Solana ETP (QSOL), a regulated vehicle offering spot exposure and staking within an institutional framework. The grantor trust supports cash and in‑kind creations and trades on Cboe BZX. SOL priced at $126.13, down 3.59% on the day and over 7% weekly, with volume near $4.8 billion.

Shiba Inu's burn rate has sharply rebounded by 1,567% after a prior 62.96% decline, even as SHIB's price remains under pressure. Dogecoin is sliding back toward 2024 price levels and could fall to $0.1 or even $0.062 if selling persists. XRP's on-chain payment volume has dropped to near-zero, reflecting timing and liquidity dynamics rather than a structural network failure.